The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-23
Prohibition In Atlanta.


ATLANTA, GA, Feb. Z, 1857.
EDITOR CLARION As Jackson will soon
be experimenting with prohibition few
facts regarding our experience OF the arti-
Gle here, may be interesting TO your read
ers, especially to those who love TO take
"smile," and have never lived in prohi-
bition locality. The dry wave struck At
lanta so forcibly, over 4 year ago, that
some of our most inveterate drinkers az
sumed the garb of reform, and swelled the
cry heard on all sides that the saloons
must go, and before the sudden enthusiasm
had time to cool, the election was carried
in favor of prohibition, to the JOY OF some,
TO the dismay OF others, but to the surprise
of all, Now nothing remained to do, az
we thought, but heal the sores naturally
engendered by the late campaign Ito thus
end the saloons were allowed several
months of grace) get our jugs well hiled,
which duty was faithfully performed, with
both Anti and Prohi, without dis
tinction of color or previous condition, and
then calmly await the grand results OF our
victory that were sure to follow, both NOR
ally and financially. But alas The best
laid schemes OF mice and men gang ait
aglee." For to our surprise whisky was
as plentiful as ever, and the unkindect cut
commenced to weaken at the joints, even
to the extent of going over to the opposing
ranks, so that to-day, his Highness, King
Alcohol, reigns supreme and triumphanty
holds the fort.
Well, there must be something IN the
climate here fatal to prohibition, which, IN
our enthusiasm, we failed to consider else
il would make little more show Of resist
ance and not collapse so suddenly. some
think 1t owing to our dry surroundings
for even our "artesian well' must be coax
ed to yield a scanty supply. BE tins as II
may, the contents OF our jugs soon eyapo-
rated, and then we had better than any
circus, seeing the rushing crowds to meet
the incoming trains jug trains, "A they
were rightly called, Tor it was really
laughable to see the placid features oil
Anti and Proh', too, wreathed in smiles az
they left the depot, sometimes arm IN armi
flor fellow-feeIing makes us wondrous
kind, and fondly hugging a "Cruiskan
Laun.;
This state of things, however, could not
be tolerated. As charity begins at home,
we could not allow neighboring towns ben
Gifted at our expense, and so our wise city
fathers, with always an eye to business and
philosophers like, divining our weakness,
once became SO popular and remunerative,
that others sprung up all over the city, as
If By magic, and now like the Irishman's
elephant, we don't know what to do with
them, for 'the cry is, still they come"
Georgia boasts OF being ahead Of the
South in many things, land Atlanta, Of
course, is Georgia., but in the quality OF
her domestic wines" az sold here, she
not only leaves her sister States far in the
shade, but leads all creation. For expert
ments have shown that one good old-fash-
Toned drink of this wine will cause the
pedestals OF an old topper to describe an
intricate geometrical figure, and two drinks
viii impede navigation completely. At
lanta holds the patent right of this article,
which we call Agaric, but its origin Is still
shrouded in mystery, and its composition,
It's said, de6es analysis. However, We ex-
pect big boom on it soon, one before
which the Atlanta real estate boOms will
pale into insignifcance.
Our Mississippi friends, however, must
not conclude that we are totally depend
ent on this beverage to stake our thirst,
and should any of them drop this way and
investigate for themselves, they will find
our "wine rooms" generously provided
with new era beer, and old era, too, for
that matter, and also any of their fayorlte
brands, all the way up from old "red-eye"
to four K.
Listen to what our most loyal and ardent
prohibition paper, The Capitol has to say
on the subject:
GAS prohibition paper that has fought
for that side, we now feel it our duty, alter
a few months trial, to pronounce prohl6i-
ton dead failure. The city, by its dl7ls-
ion, has been depressed or cast down iinan-
cially, while other cities have protitted by
lis relapse. The property-holders will be
oppressed now to pay for losses by cutting
off OF licenses, and still the whisky work
goes on and crime has not decreased
All, there vanishes all our hopes. Inc
prohibition baby at which we shouted our,
selves hoarse, nursed 80 tenderly, Iavlsheu
so much upon and hoped to see grow up a
veritable giant, has become in the space OF
only few short months, a mimic dwarf,
and now we fear that all the fervor and ell
oquence of Brothers Jones and Small can
never restore it to a healthy condition,
even the family physician (city couneIll
says the only hope OF prolonging its exist
ence until the next election is to admins
ter strong doses of Agaric. }. D.
JOHN NJ. WOLFF, of Mintinsburgi W.
Va, died recently, aged ninety-one years.
He not only was the oldest man IN the
town, but had been church member sixty
years, had never used tobacco, and never
drank whisky or other intoxicants, ana
was never heard to utter an oath.-N. l.
Sun.
SOME Of the newest fans are OF ovat
shape and composed of exxuisitely tinted
and curled swans feathers. The mounts
are of ivory or bone, tinted to match tne
feathers, and have bows of ribbon at the
handles.